Padmini Kolhapure is an Indian actress and singer, who works primarily in Hindi films. She began her acting career in 1972 at the age of seven, and her early works include ''Zindagi'' (1976) and ''Dream Girl'' (1977). She had her breakthrough with the film '' Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' (1978), starring as the young Roopa. She is the recipient of two

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. At the age of 15, Kolhapure won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the revenge drama ''

Insaf Ka Tarazu ''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' () is a 1980 Hindi revenge drama film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra, based on the 1976 drama film ''Lipstick''. The film stars Zeenat Aman, Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Padmini Kolhapure, Iftekhar, Simi Garewal, Shre ...

'' (1980), and at the age of 17, won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the musical romantic drama '' Prem Rog'' (1982), thus becoming the second-youngest actress to win the awards in the respective categories. She was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actress for her role in '' Souten'' (1983) and also received another Best Actress nomination for ''

Pyar Jhukta Nahin ''Pyar Jhukta Nahin'' () is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Vijay Sadanah, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Padmini Kolhapure, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani, and Bindu. Laxmikant–Pyarelal were nominated for Best Music Director. It was ...

'' (1985).

Early life

Padmini Kolhapure was born in a Marathi family, second among the three daughters of Pandharinath Kolhapure, a professional musician, by his wife Nirupama Kolhapure. Her elder sister is the former actress

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, wife of actor

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and mother of actress

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. Padmini's mother, Nirupama Kolhapure, was born into a Konkani-speaking Konkani Brahmin Marathi family belonging to

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.If I had my way, I would have worked with Raj Kapoor all my life: Padmini Kolhapure
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player. He was the son of Pandit Krishnarao Kolhapure (partner in Balvant Natak Academy along with Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar), an exponent of Natya Sangeet, who had enjoyed the patronage of the Baroda Durbar. Pandharinath's mother was the half-sister of Pandit Deenanath Mangeshkar, and sister of Balwantrao Abhisheki, the father of vocalist

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. Thus, Padmini is niece of legendary singers

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and Asha Bhonsle.I feel bad about it: Pt. Pandharinath
DNA 16 June 2009 Her mother formerly used to work as ground staff with Air India. While working for the film ''Aisa Pyar Kahan'', Padmini met Pradeep Sharma alias Tutu Sharma, who was the producer of the film. They were married after a brief courtship in 1986. They have a son named Priyaank Sharma, born in Feb 1990. Priyank had assisted filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi for the film ''

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'' and has worked as an actor. He married producer Karim Morani's daughter and Zoa Morani's sister Shaza on 4 February 2021.Starkid on the block: Priyank Sharma
Hindustan Times 28 January 2013

Career

As a child, she sang in the chorus for songs in films such as '' Yaadon Ki Baaraat'', ''Kitab'' and ''Dushman Dost'' with her sister Shivangi. Padmini later sang for her own films such as '' Vidhaata'', ''Daana Pani'', ''Professor Ki Padosan'' ''Hum Intezaar Karenge'' and ''Sadak Chaap'' (with Kishore Kumar). She released an album with

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titled ''Music Lovers''. She performed for the Greater London Council at the

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in London with Bappi Lahiri and his troupe in 1986. Asha Bhosle suggested Padmini's name to

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, who then cast her in '' Ishq Ishq Ishq'' (1975). This led to other films, such as ''

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'' (1977), '' Zindagi'' (1976), and '' Saajan Bina Suhagan'' (1978). She also gave a very commendable performance of a school girl inflicted by black magic in ''

Gehrayee ''Gehrayee'' () is a 1980 Indian horror thriller film directed by Vikas Desai and Aruna Raje based on a script by Vijay Tendulkar, Desai and Raje, and starring Anant Nag, Padmini Kolhapure, Sriram Lagoo and Indrani Mukherjee with Amrish Puri in ...

'' (1980). Her mother quit her airlines job to be a full-time chaperone as Padmini picked up more roles. Her most famous child role was playing a child in Raj Kapoor's 1977 film '' Satyam Shivam Sundaram''. Her success led to her most controversial role in ''

Insaaf Ka Tarazu ''Insaf Ka Tarazu'' () is a 1980 Hindi revenge drama film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra, based on the 1976 drama film ''Lipstick''. The film stars Zeenat Aman, Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar, Padmini Kolhapure, Iftekhar, Simi Garewal, Shre ...

'' (1980), a remake of ''

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'' (1976), where she played the rape victim that was originally played by Mariel Hemingway. She earned the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. She graduated to heroine roles at the age of 15 in

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's ''

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'' opposite

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. The film flopped, but she reunited with Rishi for his father Raj Kapoor's blockbuster musical romantic drama '' Prem Rog'' (1982), which earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She also earned a

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for '' Ahista Ahista'' (1981). Celebrities at Manish Malhotra - Lilavati Save & Empower Girl Child show (18)

Padmini was known for her professionalism and diligence. She even worked when she had fever on '' Do Dilon Ki Dastaan'' (1985). She had more box office hits, such as '' Vidhaata'' (1982) and '' Souten'' (1983). She had a huge hit with ''

'' (1985) with Mithun Chakraborty, and they were paired together in several more films. She agreed to work with

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when he was a newcomer in his first film ''

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'' (1983). The movie was a hit and helped cement his name in the Indian film industry; Anil Kapoor attributes his eventual success in the film industry to her "luck". After her son grew up, she returned to acting in 2004, such as for the Marathi films ''Manthan'' and Chimnee Pakhar, which was a huge hit and earned her a Screen Award in the Best Marathi Actress category. She appeared in the 2006 horror film ''Eight Shani''. She appeared in ''Mera Bachpan'' with

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in 2008. She has also acted on stage in ''Kaash'', followed by ''Abhi To Mein Jawan Hoon'' and ''Aasman Se Gire Khajoor Pe Atke'', with her brother-in-law

. In 2011, she made her foray into Malayalam cinema with

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's '' Karmayogi'', an adaptation of

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's ''

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''. In 2013, she played Shahid Kapoor's mother in the comedy film ''

'' (2013). She was considered to play the role of Tulsi Virani in ''

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'' after Smriti Irani left the project, but the role was ultimately played by

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Selected filmography

Television

Awards and nominations

Other awards

* 2003 Kalakar Award – Achiever Award * 2006 Screen Best Actress Award for ''Chimnee Pakhre'' (Marathi)

References

External links

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